I Took the Pieces You Threw Away
Folk and Self-Taught Art

I Took the Pieces You Threw Away
Artwork Details
Artist/Maker
Howard Finster
American, 1916–2001
American, 1916–2001
Date
1986
Medium
Paint on metal, glitter, and wire
Accession #
1994.211
Dimensions
12 3/4 x 40 x 1 inches
Location
On View - Stent Family Wing, Skyway, Gallery 407
Description
Finster took the words of this hand-lettered sign, which once graced his front porch, from his own poem chronicling the creation of Paradise Garden, the environment of buildings, sculptures, and paintings he created and objects he found or collected from local dumps and other sites. The background spaces between the letters are filled with multi-colored dots and Finster’s iconic, stylized angels.
Credit
Purchase with funds from the Cousins Foundation, Inc., and donors to the Paradise Project CampaignImage Copyright
© Howard Finster/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York